Marines bomb Fallujah mosque

Herald Sun (AU) ^ | 07 Apr 04 | Staff

[veronica]

US marines pressing an offensive in this Iraqi town west of Baghdad bombed a mosque in the center of the town Wednesday and killed up to 40 insurgents inside, a marine officer said.

The attack came from a jet aircraft at a high angle to minimize the impact, the officer said.

"We wanted to kill the people inside," said Lieutenant Colonel Brennan Byrne.

[cajungirl]

are you talking of the pic on the left? I didn't even note the guns just was sort of swooning at the great face, hair, physique. The guy on the right is some cute. I want him for a grandson.

[DollyCali]

do they wear chest protectors/armor under thier shirts?

[RSmithOpt]

Good pics. Notice the sniper's rifle in #2? GO USMC!

[finnman69]

http://www.command-post.org/mt2/mt-tb.cgi?__mode=view&entry_id=11421

More Details on Mosque Attack
10:49 AM EDT | 6:49 PM Iraq | Posted By Michele Catalano
WaPo reports the the attack on the mosque was approved after five Marines were shot at from inside the mosque.



http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56942-2004Apr7.html

April 7 — U.S. forces fired missiles at a mosque in the flashpoint city of Fallujah Wednesday after taking several hours of fire from insurgents who were using it as cover to attack Marines advancing through the city.
Five Marines had been shot from the mosque before commanders authorized the use of air power and laser-guided missiles against it. They had rejected the air attack several times, according to Marine officers and radio communications monitored from a command post by a Washington Post reporter.

[Broadside Joe]

"Terrorist have a strategy to capture newspeople."

They had their fun dancing around the burned and dismembered corpses for the world to see. Now they're getting their hindquarters handed them and don't want the news getting out.

[TomGuy]

Kerry Joins 'Osama Mama' Murray, 'Baghdad' McDermott, 'Loony' McKinney ...
			Posted by kattracks On 04/07/2004 10:36:29 AM CDT NewsMax.com ^ | 4/07/04 | Carl Limbacher and NewsMax.com Staff In his shocking defense of Muslim terrorist leader Muqtada al-Sadr, John Kerry joins a long list of Democrats who in recent years have had kind words for America's enemies. A sampling of the worst: Sen. Patty "Osama Mama" Murray, D-Wash. In her sick fantasy world, Osama bin Laden built "day-care centers" for those liberated career gals of Afghanistan in the good old days of the Taliban, which, according to her, "we haven't done."

[null and void]

Ahhh. Good point.

Really gotta go now...

[LisaMalia]

Killing muslim terrorists hiding in their muslim terror base of operations, MOSQUES!

Not only are they hiding there, they are firing at our troops from the mosques. Cowards, hiding behind their so called religion. Sorry, but I quit recognizing muslim/islam as a "religion" a long time ago.

[cajungirl]

I think it will be a hostage situation.

[Redbob]

Needless to say, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer had this to say:

"The strike came as worshippers had gathered for afternoon prayers, witnesses said."

[archy]

Good pics. Notice the sniper's rifle in #2? GO USMC!

I noticed the AN/PVS-10 SIMRAD day/Night scope on it.

[hattend]

That nice shiny dome should reflect laser energy pretty nicely.

[DollyCali]

if I were forty years younger I would take the one on the right

doesn't stop Demi Moore!

[CasearianDaoist]

Sadr's aide can't tell a reporter from a Marine.

Not for long.

[cajungirl]

yeah, they were praying. And the Ladies Auxillary was crocheting doilies. And the Prayer Auxilliary was planning their sunday picnic. And the Chief Iman was delivering a little talk to recalcitrant youths. And the pregnant ladies class was talking of early development and labor. Sure.

[PSYCHO-FREEP]

What you suspect as a sniper rifle, is in fact the M-40 sniper rifle used by the Marines. The Marine carying it is indeed, a trained sniper. The scope he is equipped with is capable of 1000+ meter shots and also gathers starlight to enhance night vision.

[cajungirl]

well finally, a girl! All the guys note is the military hardware. Isn't he cute? but hon, I am near SS age so it is perverse of me to even notice.

[BJungNan]

So it is not another Vietnam. Here if the enemy runs across the line (in this case, into a mosque) we keep shooting.

[Slip18]

Thank you so much for your prayers and thoughts.

[CasearianDaoist]

Go Sniper Scouts. That looks like the new upgrade too. Is that a cooled IF site on that kit.